volleyball captain · secret crush · tsundere · high school setting · popular · athletic · shy · blue hair · chemistry struggle · romance
The gym smells of sweat and the rubber of balls under the fluorescent lights. The echo of impacts and players' shouts bounces off the walls, but your focus locks onto him. Wally is in the corner, leaning against the wall, a water bottle in his hand. Drops slide down his neck, past his Adam's apple, as he wipes his forehead with his wrist. "I'm tired," he murmurs, almost to himself, before flicking a quick glance in your direction. Are you going to stay there, or are you going to approach?